38 Annals of the South African Museum. 



excluding caudal, length of head 2^ times. Snout equals inter- 

 orbital and nearly 1^ times diameter of eye, which is 5| times in 

 length of head. Snout somewhat obtuse, jaws about equal ; 

 maxillary extends to behind posterior margin of orbits ; interorbital 

 space convex. 



Dorsal xii 7 ; commences above base of pectorals, spines much 

 shorter than soft rays ; anterior spine lowest, the posterior 2? in 

 length of head ; interspinous membrane extends beyond tips of 

 spines and is very deeply emarginate, the spines somewhat tuber- 

 culous. Soft portion of fin lower anteriorly, rising to 5th ray, which 

 is twice the length of the longest spine. Pectorals nearly f length 

 of head. Ventrals i 4, spine hidden, first 2 rays prolonged, reaching 

 to origin of anal and about same length as head. Anal iii 8 ; 3rd 

 spine longest and about same height as longest spine of dorsal ; 

 soft portion of fin similar to and about same height as soft dorsal. 

 Caudal a little more than f length of head, rounded. Scales finely 

 ciliated in last half of body. There are 27 or 28 pierced scales in 

 the upper lateral line and 13 or 14 in the lower. 



Colour (of preserved specimen), dark greenish brown ; a light 

 patch on preoperculmn, operculum and base of pectorals. 



One specimen, 190 mm. in length, from Mr. Komer Robinson, 

 Natal. 



FAMILY SCLENID.E. 



GEN. UMBRINA, Cuv. 



UMBKINA ANGUSTILINEATA, n. sp. 



Teeth villiform in both jaws, a few on anterior portion of pre- 

 maxillaries slightly larger than the rest. Depth of body 3 T L times 

 in total length excluding caudal, length of head 3f times ; depth of 

 head equals its length, width of head nearly ^ its length. Eyes 

 4j- times in length of head, a little more than 1 diameters from end 

 of snout and 1^ diameters apart ; distance between eye and maxilla 

 equals ^ diameter of orbit ; snout obtuse, slightly swollen, over- 

 hanging the jaws ; maxillary reaches to vertical of middle of eye ; 

 cleft of mouth lateral, upper jaw overhanging lower ; preoperculum 

 with vertical margin serrated, more coarsely so at angle ; two blunt 

 opercular points. Shoulder-flap serrated ; 3 pores in line across 

 base of snout ; a central barbel below symphysis of lower jaw, 

 nearly \ diameter of eye in length and with 2 open pores on each side. 



